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Re:linux then windows?

Re:linux then windows?

XP always overwrites the MBR, Spot you are right, it is totally possible to use the Linux bootable CD to load into your current Linux partition, thats what i do , i find it kind of useless to rely on a inefficient and slow floppy drive even though i have one in my machine just because lol.

Re:linux then windows?

Originally Posted by babbing

prolly, who knows

then again, it is just as easy to put grub right back there, matter of fact, it is one simple command

What would that command be? I have always used LILO until my most recent machine building spree, I decided to use GRUB. I may need to put winblows on the machine for school, and I really don't want to reinstall Red Hat just to do it in order... Thanks!

Re:linux then windows?

What would that command be? I have always used LILO until my most recent machine building spree, I decided to use GRUB. I may need to put winblows on the machine for school, and I really don't want to reinstall Red Hat just to do it in order... Thanks!

The slackware boot-up command is: linux root=/dev/hdx noinitrd ro
This is a lilo command as far as I know, but it could work in grub.